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Ethiopia

Backers wary of electoral commission's digital strategy

In line with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's technological ambitions, the electoral commission is seeking to develop digital tools for the 2026 elections. However, a lack of funding is hampering their deployment.

Subscribers only Finance 25.11.2025

Kenyan army set to open two military bases in Turkana

Faced with security issues in the county, which borders Ethiopia and South Sudan, William Ruto has personally intervened to speed up plans to station his army in the northwestern county.

Subscribers only Defence 12.11.2025

Afars an unknown entity in Abiy's plans for port of Assab

In its quest for access to the Red Sea, the Ethiopian administration is sounding out the Afars for support. This community, spread across the border with Eritrea, is not entirely in favour of the armed struggle option.

Subscribers only Politics 31.10.2025

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Abiy Ahmed's networks get to work on drone assembly

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurates SkyWin Aeronautics Industries in Addis Ababa, 8 March 2025. © Ethiopian News Agency

Subscribers only Defence 23.10.2025

French defence companies to meet African chiefs of staff in Addis Ababa

A defence summit organised on the initiative of French army Chief of Staff, General Pierre Schill, will be held on 27 and 28 November in Addis Ababa. The event aims to promote the offerings of several French industrial and technological defence companies.

Subscribers only Defence 20.10.2025

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In Berbera, DP World awaits green light from Addis Ababa to go ahead with expansion plans

The President of the Republic of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (left), with Gedion Timothewos, Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Addis Ababa, on 14 October 2025. © X/@Presidencysl_

Subscribers only Infrastructure 17.10.2025

Inner circles
Inside Abiy Ahmed's circle of new business barons

Mining, infrastructure, banking... The leader of the Prosperity Party has entrusted a team of young financiers with the keys to the country's strategic projects. They have forged close links with a network of businessmen and intermediaries who have become key players on the Ethiopian economic scene.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 17.10.2025

The new governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia, Eyob Tekalign (left), and the CEO of Ethiopia Investment Holdings, Brook Taye, in London, October 2024.

Business forum attracts European giants in Paris

Medef International is to host a delegation of Ethiopian entrepreneurs in France. Led by Minister of Finance Ahmed Shide, it will notably include Ethiopian Airlines CEO Mesfin Tasew.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 13.10.2025

Addis Ababa puts finishing touches to its carbon credit strategy

Ethiopia will introduce legislation in early 2026 to tap into the promising carbon offset market. Discussions are underway between the government and foreign partners.

Subscribers only Finance, Energy 10.10.2025

Amhara region blocks return of thousands of Qemant refugees

The land of a large number of Qemant community members is being expropriated in the Amhara region due to several infrastructure projects. The minority is drawing attention to the political aspect of the situation.

Subscribers only Politics 06.10.2025

Ethiopian refugees of the Qemant ethnic group in the village of Basinga in Sudan's eastern Gedaref region, on 10 August 2021.

Abiy Ahmed keeps Tigrayan opposition on a tight leash

Several leaders of the Tigray Peace Forces have been detained by soldiers of the Ethiopian National Defense Force.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 26.09.2025

The challenges lying in wait for Dangote in the Somali Region

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has announced the imminent launch of Nigerian giant Dangote's $2.5 billion fertiliser plant. However the supply of gas needed for urea production remains problematic.

Subscribers only Business 24.09.2025

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed at the official inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Guba, on 9 September 2025.

Ruto's modest commitment to play mediator on GERD dam issue

A few months after his official visit to Cairo, the Kenyan president showed unwavering support for the Ethiopian dam during its inauguration on 9 September. He also pledged to resume negotiations with Egypt, which are currently at a standstill.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.09.2025

Kenyan President William Ruto at the 2nd African Climate Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 8 September, 2025, the day before the inauguration of the GERD.

Running story
The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary

Although the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is due to come into service in 2021, no agreement has yet been found by Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan regarding their respective rights to the waters of the River Nile.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 18.09.2025

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam construction.

A flurry of appointments to come in Abiy Ahmed's administration

After parting ways with central bank governor Mamo Mihretu, the prime minister wants to ensure the loyalty of his lieutenants. Changes are expected in diplomatic and security circles.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics, Diplomacy 16.09.2025

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Addis Ababa on 8 September 2025.

Abiy Ahmed tightens military organisation amid tensions with Asmara

A new command post has been established by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who is preparing his forces for a possible clash with neighbouring Eritrea.

Subscribers only Defence 15.09.2025

Nairobi on trail of human trafficking network from Ethiopia

Kenyan authorities are investigating possible human trafficking from its northern neighbor. The National Intelligence Service and police have been deployed to the border at Moyale.

Subscribers only Politics 11.09.2025

Getachew Reda goes on the offensive for Wolkait

The now-opponent of the TPLF has been commissioned by Addis Ababa to improve Ethiopia's relations with the Amhara administration, which controls Wolkait, western Tigray's strategic zone.

Subscribers only Politics 09.09.2025

A camp for Tigrean displaced people on the outskirts of the city of Mekelle, Ethiopia, 2024.

Somali president keeps Addis guessing over GERD inauguration

Beset by turmoil in Somalia's Gedo border region, where the Ethiopian, Kenyan and Somalian territories come together, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's government is seeking concessions from Addis Ababa in return for attending the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam inauguration.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.09.2025

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia in Stansstad near Lucerne, Switzerland, on 15 June 2024.

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Beijing mulls its African debt strategy

With Trump pushing power politics, China is striking a conciliatory tone with Western partners on African sovereign debt under the G20 framework – while keeping bilateral deals in reserve.

Subscribers only Finance 05.09.2025

China's President Xi Jinping (centre) and his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto (far right) in Beijing, on 24 April 2025.

Prominent guests absent from the inauguration of Renaissance mega-dam

Ethiopia wants to celebrate the launch of the GERD in style. This project, on the Nile, is the largest water project on the continent. Although Abiy Ahmed is taking advantage of an international conference to invite foreign leaders, several heads of state will be absent.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 01.09.2025

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), 20 February 2022.
Ethiopian Government HO/EPA/MaxPPP

Oromia and Amhara rebels finding common cause

Historical enemies, the Amhara Fano militias and the Oromo Liberation Army stopped fighting on the ground a few weeks ago. There has been an informal truce, the details of which are taking form in low-key discussions undertaken in the United States.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.08.2025

Abiy Ahmed tracks down Ethiopian journalists based abroad

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has succeeded in getting the Ethiopian media in Addis Ababa to fall into line. He is now trying to do the same with Ethiopian journalists based abroad or in exile and even recently solicited his French counterpart with this in view.

Subscribers only Politics 25.08.2025

A man reading the newspaper in downtown Addis Ababa, on 3 November 2021, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on the front page.

Two top Hassan Sheikh Mohamud ministers on the brink over tensions with Ethiopia

The Somali prime minister and deputy foreign minister are under fire following the controversial appointment of the new Ethiopian ambassador to the country. The situation has been exacerbated by recent fighting in Jubaland.

Subscribers only Politics 22.08.2025

Disunity among Eritrean Afar opposition

Several armed Eritrean opposition groups have recently established themselves in the Afar region in Ethiopia. In spite of their common desire to dislodge the Afwerki regime, they are struggling to find a way forward together.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 19.08.2025

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Ethiopia

Backers wary of electoral commission's digital strategy

Kenyan army set to open two military bases in Turkana

Afars an unknown entity in Abiy's plans for port of Assab

Spotlight
Abiy Ahmed's networks get to work on drone assembly

French defence companies to meet African chiefs of staff in Addis Ababa

Spotlight
In Berbera, DP World awaits green light from Addis Ababa to go ahead with expansion plans

Inner circles
Inside Abiy Ahmed's circle of new business barons

Business forum attracts European giants in Paris

Addis Ababa puts finishing touches to its carbon credit strategy

Amhara region blocks return of thousands of Qemant refugees

Abiy Ahmed keeps Tigrayan opposition on a tight leash

The challenges lying in wait for Dangote in the Somali Region

Ruto's modest commitment to play mediator on GERD dam issue

Running story
The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary

A flurry of appointments to come in Abiy Ahmed's administration

Abiy Ahmed tightens military organisation amid tensions with Asmara

Nairobi on trail of human trafficking network from Ethiopia

Getachew Reda goes on the offensive for Wolkait

Somali president keeps Addis guessing over GERD inauguration

Spotlight
Beijing mulls its African debt strategy

Prominent guests absent from the inauguration of Renaissance mega-dam

Oromia and Amhara rebels finding common cause

Abiy Ahmed tracks down Ethiopian journalists based abroad

Two top Hassan Sheikh Mohamud ministers on the brink over tensions with Ethiopia

Disunity among Eritrean Afar opposition

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Ethiopia

Backers wary of electoral commission's digital strategy

Kenyan army set to open two military bases in Turkana

Afars an unknown entity in Abiy's plans for port of Assab

Spotlight Abiy Ahmed's networks get to work on drone assembly

French defence companies to meet African chiefs of staff in Addis Ababa

Spotlight In Berbera, DP World awaits green light from Addis Ababa to go ahead with expansion plans

Inner circles Inside Abiy Ahmed's circle of new business barons

Business forum attracts European giants in Paris

Addis Ababa puts finishing touches to its carbon credit strategy

Amhara region blocks return of thousands of Qemant refugees

Abiy Ahmed keeps Tigrayan opposition on a tight leash

The challenges lying in wait for Dangote in the Somali Region

Ruto's modest commitment to play mediator on GERD dam issue

Running story The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary

A flurry of appointments to come in Abiy Ahmed's administration

Abiy Ahmed tightens military organisation amid tensions with Asmara

Nairobi on trail of human trafficking network from Ethiopia

Getachew Reda goes on the offensive for Wolkait

Somali president keeps Addis guessing over GERD inauguration

Spotlight Beijing mulls its African debt strategy

Prominent guests absent from the inauguration of Renaissance mega-dam

Oromia and Amhara rebels finding common cause

Abiy Ahmed tracks down Ethiopian journalists based abroad

Two top Hassan Sheikh Mohamud ministers on the brink over tensions with Ethiopia

Disunity among Eritrean Afar opposition

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Abiy Ahmed's networks get to work on drone assembly

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In Berbera, DP World awaits green light from Addis Ababa to go ahead with expansion plans

Inner circles
Inside Abiy Ahmed's circle of new business barons

Running story
The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary

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Beijing mulls its African debt strategy